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Contents: December 2006, Volume 188, Issue 23        Guest Commentaries        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Genomics and Proteomics        Structural Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Signal Transduction

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Guest Commentaries:

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Bacterial Interactions and the Microevolution of Cytochrome bd: Implications for Pathogenesis Peter J. McNamara and Richard A. Proctor J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 7997-7998; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01364-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Postgenomics: the Promise and Peril of Systems Biology Garret Suen, Jimmy S. Jakobsen, Barry S. Goldman, Mitchell Singer, Anthony G. Garza, and Roy D. Welch J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 7999-8004; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01195-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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A Member of the Second Carbohydrate Uptake Subfamily of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Is Responsible for Ribonucleoside Uptake in Streptococcus mutans Alexander J. Webb and Arthur H. F. Hosie J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8005-8012; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01101-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of myo-Inositol Utilization by Corynebacterium glutamicum: the Stimulon, Identification of Transporters, and Influence on L-Lysine Formation Eva Krings, Karin Krumbach, Brigitte Bathe, Ralf Kelle, Volker F. Wendisch, Hermann Sahm, and Lothar Eggeling J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8054-8061; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00935-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of 2-Bromoethanesulfonate as a Selective Inhibitor of the Coenzyme M-Dependent Pathway and Enzymes of Bacterial Aliphatic Epoxide Metabolism Jeffrey M. Boyd, Ashley Ellsworth, and Scott A. Ensign J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8062-8069; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00947-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthetic Pathways of Inositol and Glycerol Phosphodiesters Used by the Hyperthermophile Archaeoglobus fulgidus in Stress Adaptation Nuno Borges, Luís G. Gonçalves, Marta V. Rodrigues, Filipa Siopa, Rita Ventura, Christopher Maycock, Pedro Lamosa, and Helena Santos J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8128-8135; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01129-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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The algT Gene of Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea and New Insights into the Transcriptional Organization of the algT-muc Gene Cluster Alexander Schenk, Michael Berger, Lisa M. Keith, Carol L. Bender, Georgi Muskhelishvili, and Matthias S. Ullrich J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8013-8021; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01160-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Agrobacterium rhizogenes GALLS Protein Contains Domains for ATP Binding, Nuclear Localization, and Type IV Secretion Larry D. Hodges, Annette C. Vergunst, Jason Neal-McKinney, Amke den Dulk-Ras, Deborah M. Moyer, Paul J. J. Hooykaas, and Walt Ream J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8222-8230; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00747-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The Cation-Responsive Protein NhaR of Escherichia coli Activates pgaABCD Transcription, Required for Production of the Biofilm Adhesin Poly-ß-1,6-N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine Carlos Goller, Xin Wang, Yoshikane Itoh, and Tony Romeo J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8022-8032; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01106-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YtxR, a Conserved LysR-Like Regulator That Induces Expression of Genes Encoding a Putative ADP-Ribosyltransferase Toxin Homologue in Yersinia enterocolitica Grace L. Axler-DiPerte, Virginia L. Miller, and Andrew J. Darwin J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8033-8043; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01159-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ColRS Two-Component System Regulates Membrane Functions and Protects Pseudomonas putida against Phenol Paula Ann Kivistik, Marta Putrins, Külliki Püvi, Heili Ilves, Maia Kivisaar, and Rita Hõrak J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8109-8117; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01262-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanisms of Transcription Activation Exerted by GadX and GadW at the gadA and gadBC Gene Promoters of the Glutamate-Based Acid Resistance System in Escherichia coli Angela Tramonti, Michele De Canio, Isabel Delany, Vincenzo Scarlato, and Daniela De Biase J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8118-8127; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01044-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Adenine Methylation Regulates Virulence Gene Expression in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Roberto Balbontín, Gary Rowley, M. Graciela Pucciarelli, Javier López-Garrido, Yvette Wormstone, Sacha Lucchini, Francisco García-del Portillo, Jay C. D. Hinton, and Josep Casadesús J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8160-8168; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00847-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Silico Prediction and Functional Validation of 28-Regulated Genes in Chlamydia and Escherichia coli Hilda Hiu Yin Yu, Dennis Kibler, and Ming Tan J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8206-8212; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01082-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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GroES/GroEL and DnaK/DnaJ Have Distinct Roles in Stress Responses and during Cell Cycle Progression in Caulobacter crescentus Michelle F. Susin, Regina L. Baldini, Frederico Gueiros-Filho, and Suely L. Gomes J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8044-8053; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00824-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Type Ib ParB Protein Involved in Plasmid Partitioning in a Gram-Positive Bacterium Ping Yin, Tai-Yuan Li, Mao-Hua Xie, Lina Jiang, and Yi Zhang J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8103-8108; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01232-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diguanylate Cyclases Control Magnesium-Dependent Motility of Vibrio fischeri Therese M. O'Shea, Adam H. Klein, Kati Geszvain, Alan J. Wolfe, and Karen L. Visick J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8196-8205; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00728-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Non-dot/icm Suppressors of the Legionella pneumophila dotL Lethality Phenotype Carr D. Vincent, Benjamin A. Buscher, Jonathan R. Friedman, Lee Anne Williams, Patrick Bardill, and Joseph P. Vogel J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8231-8243; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00937-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple GTPases Participate in the Assembly of the Large Ribosomal Subunit in Bacillus subtilis Laura Schaefer, William C. Uicker, Catherine Wicker-Planquart, Anne-Emmanuelle Foucher, Jean-Michel Jault, and Robert A. Britton J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8252-8258; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01213-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Initiation of Heat-Induced Replication Requires DnaA and the L-13-mer of oriC Rocío González-Soltero, Emilia Botello, and Alfonso Jiménez-Sánchez J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8294-8298; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00814-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

BOX Elements Modulate Gene Expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Impact on the Fine-Tuning of Competence Development Eivind Knutsen, Ola Johnsborg, Yves Quentin, Jean-Pierre Claverys, and Leiv Sigve Håvarstein J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8307-8312; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00850-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Wall Teichoic Acid Polymers Are Dispensable for Cell Viability in Bacillus subtilis Michael A. D'Elia, Kathryn E. Millar, Terry J. Beveridge, and Eric D. Brown J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8313-8316; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01336-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli rpoS-Dependent htrC Gene Is Not Involved in the Heat Shock Response Zubin Thacker, Elise Darmon, France Keppel, and Millicent Masters J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8317-8320; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00977-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Revised Model for Enterococcus faecalis fsr Quorum-Sensing System: the Small Open Reading Frame fsrD Encodes the Gelatinase Biosynthesis-Activating Pheromone Propeptide Corresponding to Staphylococcal AgrD Jiro Nakayama, Shengmin Chen, Nozomi Oyama, Kenzo Nishiguchi, Essam A. Azab, Emi Tanaka, Reiko Kariyama, and Kenji Sonomoto J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8321-8326; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00865-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Structural and Functional Conversion of Molecular Chaperone ClpB from the Gram-Positive Halophilic Lactic Acid Bacterium Tetragenococcus halophilus Mediated by ATP and Stress Shinya Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yoshimitsu Mizunoe, Keigo Tsuruno, Jiro Nakayama, and Kenji Sonomoto J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8070-8078; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00404-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Carboxysomal Carbonic Anhydrase CsoSCA from Halothiobacillus neapolitanus Sabine Heinhorst, Eric B. Williams, Fei Cai, C. Daniel Murin, Jessup M. Shively, and Gordon C. Cannon J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8087-8094; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00990-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Protein-Protein Interactions in the Alkanesulfonate Monooxygenase System from Escherichia coli Kholis Abdurachim and Holly R. Ellis J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8153-8159; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00966-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Critical Residues and Novel Effects of Overexpression of the Streptomyces coelicolor Developmental Protein BldB: Evidence for a Critical Interacting Partner Marcus Eccleston, Andrew Willems, Adam Beveridge, and Justin R. Nodwell J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8189-8195; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01119-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Microevolution of Cytochrome bd Oxidase in Staphylococci and Its Implication in Resistance to Respiratory Toxins Released by Pseudomonas Lalitha Voggu, Steffen Schlag, Raja Biswas, Ralf Rosenstein, Christian Rausch, and Friedrich Götz J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8079-8086; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conditional Psl Variants Reveals Roles for the Psl Polysaccharide in Adhesion and Maintaining Biofilm Structure Postattachment Luyan Ma, Kara D. Jackson, Rebecca M. Landry, Matthew R. Parsek, and Daniel J. Wozniak J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8213-8221; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01202-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Role of Bacteriocin Immunity Proteins in the Antimicrobial Sensitivity of Streptococcus mutans Michiyo Matsumoto-Nakano and Howard K. Kuramitsu J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8095-8102; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00908-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Protein IsdC and Sortase B Are Required for Heme-Iron Scavenging of Bacillus anthracis Anthony W. Maresso, Travis J. Chapa, and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8145-8152; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01011-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Recombination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Xiaoming Liu, Michaela M. Gutacker, James M. Musser, and Yun-Xin Fu J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8169-8177; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01062-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pip, a Novel Activator of Phenazine Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas chlororaphis PCL1391 Geneviève Girard, Sharief Barends, Sébastien Rigali, E. Tjeerd van Rij, Ben J. J. Lugtenberg, and Guido V. Bloemberg J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8283-8293; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00893-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Molecular Characterization of the Minimal Replicon and the Unidirectional Theta Replication of pSCM201 in Extremely Halophilic Archaea Chaomin Sun, Meixian Zhou, Yun Li, and Hua Xiang J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8136-8144; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00988-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Global Map of Growth-Regulated Gene Expression in Burkholderia pseudomallei, the Causative Agent of Melioidosis Fiona Rodrigues, Mitali Sarkar-Tyson, Sarah V. Harding, Siew Hoon Sim, Hui Hoon Chua, Chi Ho Lin, Xu Han, R. Krishna M. Karuturi, Ken Sung, Kun Yu, Wei Chen, Timothy P. Atkins, Richard W. Titball, and Patrick Tan J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8178-8188; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01006-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Experimental and Computational Assessment of Conditionally Essential Genes in Escherichia coli Andrew R. Joyce, Jennifer L. Reed, Aprilfawn White, Robert Edwards, Andrei Osterman, Tomoya Baba, Hirotada Mori, Scott A. Lesely, Bernhard Ø. Palsson, and Sanjay Agarwalla J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8259-8271; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00740-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Sequence of Aeromonas hydrophila ATCC 7966T: Jack of All Trades Rekha Seshadri, Sam W. Joseph, Ashok K. Chopra, Jian Sha, Jonathan Shaw, Joerg Graf, Daniel Haft, Martin Wu, Qinghu Ren, M. J. Rosovitz, Ramana Madupu, Luke Tallon, Mary Kim, Shaohua Jin, Hue Vuong, O. Colin Stine, Afsar Ali, Amy J. Horneman, and John F. Heidelberg J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8272-8282; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00621-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Crystal Structure and Mechanism of TraM2, a Second Quorum-Sensing Antiactivator of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Strain A6 Guozhou Chen, Chao Wang, Clay Fuqua, Lian-Hui Zhang, and Lingling Chen J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8244-8251; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00954-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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CbgA, a Protein Involved in Cortex Formation and Stress Resistance in Myxococcus xanthus Spores Farah K. Tengra, John L. Dahl, David Dutton, Nora B. Caberoy, Lia Coyne, and Anthony G. Garza J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8299-8302; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00578-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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pH-Dependent Activation of the BarA-UvrY Two-Component System in Escherichia coli Verónica Mondragón, Bernardo Franco, Kristina Jonas, Kazushi Suzuki, Tony Romeo, Öjar Melefors, and Dimitris Georgellis J. Bacteriol. December 2006 188: 8303-8306; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01052-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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